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Macedonia 04.02.23 | 17:32

Association of journalists condemns Government’s treatment of the press

The ZNM association of journalists strongly condemned the decision of the Kovacevski Government to restrict access to journalists at the honoring of Goce Delcev in Skopje. The Government denied accreditation to the key critical media outlets – including Republika – and then stopped even accredited...
Macedonia 04.02.23 | 11:16

Mickoski: This Government deepened the problems with our neighbors and divided Macedonia

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski honored VMRO leader Goce Delcev at the 151st anniversary of his birth today, and expressed his disappointment that the event comes at a time of great division. A large delegation of VMRO officials and activists, led by Mickoski, walked from the party office to...
Macedonia 04.02.23 | 09:28

LIVE VIDEO from the St. Spas church

While regular press crews are largely banned from reporting about the honoring of Goce Delcev in Skopje, the state ran MIA news agency is allowed to have a livestream. You can follow the high risk event live, here – http://
Macedonia 04.02.23 | 09:23

Tensions remain high as the honoring of Goce Delcev begins in Skopje

Tensions are high with a helicopter whirring over downtown Skopje, as the events at the St. Spas church are beginning. Macedonia is honoring VMRO leader and national liberation icon Goce Delcev on the 151st anniversary of his birth, amid fears of incidents as tensions with Bulgaria are high. Bulgarian...
Macedonia 24.01.23 | 10:38

Bulgarian nationalists plan a large gathering in Skopje on February 4th

Bulgarian activist in Macedonia Viktor Stoyanov announced that his “Macedonia” foundation will organize a mass gathering in Skopje, on February 4th, when the birthday of Goce Delcev is honored. This is what President Stevo Pendarovski was warning about yesterday, when he called on the Foreign...
Macedonia 08.02.22 | 16:03

SDSM went from wanting to add “Ilinden” to our name to refusing to honor Goce Delcev

The refusal of the SDSM party to accept the declaration to safeguard the historic legacy of Goce Delcev throws a strange light on its 2018 proposal that Macedonia adopts the name “Republic of Ilinden Macedonia”, writes PressingTV. The news site reminds the public that in May 2018 Zoran Zaev...
Macedonia 04.02.22 | 18:40

Macedonian activists celebrate Goce Delcev in his hometown of Kukus

Macedonian activists went to Kukus (Kilkis), the home town of Goce Delcev, to honor him on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Kukus is now across the border in Greece, its Macedonian population largely expelled or forcibly assimilated. But in the 19th and early 20th century it was the center of the...
Macedonia 04.05.21 | 09:25

Mickoski: Goce Delcev is a symbol of our freedom and defiance – everything the current Government is not

Macedonia marks the 118th anniversary since the death of legendary VMRO leader Goce Delcev. Delcev was killed in a battle with an Ottoman army unit in the village of Banica, near Ser (Serres). The anniversary comes at a time of growing dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria over the nature of the Macedonian...
Macedonia 24.10.20 | 09:50

“Goce would roll in his grave if he knew he is being negotiated away”

The growing dispute between Macedonia and Bulgaria over the ethnicity of legendary VMRO leader Goce Delcev, brought back to light one of the final statements of Katerina Trajkova Nurdzieva, one of Delcev’s descendants. Two years ago, the World War Two partisan fighter said that “Goce Delcev...
Macedonia 19.10.20 | 11:20

Milososki: Bulgaria wants Goce Delcev declared an ethnic Bulgarian who was Macedonian only in the regional sense

Former Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki reports that the Bulgarian request regarding Goce Delcev is that the legendary VMRO leader is declared as an “ethnic Bulgarian who is a Macedonian in the regional sense”. This formulation would have to be used by both countries, Bulgaria reportedly...
Macedonia 16.10.20 | 18:59

After two days of meetings, no progress between Macedonian and Bulgarian historians on the dispute over Goce Delcev

The meeting between Macedonian and Bulgarian historians in Skopje concluded this afternoon with both parties stating that the progress that was achieved was modest and “not essential”. Bulgaria demands concessions from Macedonia on historic and national identity issues, which it mainly expects...
Macedonia 25.09.20 | 15:20

Zaev believes that he will reach an agreement with Bulgaria and avoid their veto

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev insisted that he will find a solution to the growing dispute with Bulgaria, which demands concessions on national identity and historic issues before it will allow the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia. Zaev intends to meet Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to...
Macedonia 24.09.20 | 12:01

Cvetanova: No negotiations about the Macedonian nation and language

Former Culture Minister Ganka Cvetanova called on the Government to all negotiations about the uniqueness of the Macedonian national identity. The Zaev Government is facing a memorandum that Bulgaria is linking to the opening of EU accession talks with Macedonia, which, among other issues, declares the...
Macedonia 04.05.20 | 21:54

Komiti: Sekerinska dishonored Goce Delcev

Following the incident at the St. Spas church, where Defense Minister Radmila Sekerinska was booed today while visiting the grave of Goce Delcev, the Vardar Komiti football fans explained their reasons for protesting Sekerinska in this way. The fans shouted “Never North, Only Macedonia” –...
Macedonia 04.02.20 | 20:46

Gruevski on Delcev: The Macedonian issue will be resolved only when it benefits the Macedonians

The Macedonian issue will be resolved only when it benefits the Macedonians, and the pressure we now face will just make our sense of national identity stronger, said former VMRO leader Nikola Gruevski on the anniversary of the birth of legendary Macedonian leader Goce Delcev. The anniversary is marked...
Macedonia 04.02.20 | 16:43

Government representatives booed at the grave of Goce Delcev

Representatives of the SDSM led Government and of the office of President Stevo Pendarovski were loudly booed at the grave of Goce Delcev today, when they came to pay respects on the anniversary of his birth. The legendary VMRO leader and organizer of the Macedonian national movement is at the center...
Macedonia 02.02.20 | 13:15

VMRO-DPMNE to Karakacanov: Goce Delcev was a Macedonian

VMRO-DPMNE rejects any compromise over Goce Delcev, the opposition party said in a press release following the event in Bitola where Bulgarian Defense Minister Krasimir Karakacanov insisted that Goce Delcev is a Bulgarian. The ethnicity of the legendary VMRO leader is the latest historical dispute between...
Macedonia 16.10.19 | 23:38

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians fail to find common ground during their Ohrid round of talks

Macedonian and Bulgarian historians failed to reach agreement on the “issue of Goce Delcev” during their talks in Ohrid today. The issue came to the foreground as Bulgaria wants to draw concessions before as quickly as possible. There are issues where we didn’t agree and some issues...
Macedonia 14.09.19 | 19:40

Bulgarian historians say no progress was made in their talks with the Macedonian team

Members of the Bulgarian historic commission say that no progress was made during the latest meeting in Sofia. Bulgarian professor Svetlozar Eldarov even expressed doubt that the two teams will meet again, especially in time for the October European Council when Bulgaria, like other EU member states,...
Macedonia 19.07.19 | 22:45

Journalist humiliated in his hour of need waits a year to write the perfect reply

Revenge is a dish best served cold, or so journalist Goce Mihajloski showed us today. About a year ago, he was forced to leave the Nova TV station, as her owner Sead Kocan faced judicial pressures coming from the now disgraced Special Prosecutor’s Office. Nova was considered supportive of the conservative...
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